Interested in photography? Love film photography, DSLR photography or simply iPhone photography and want to share your passion with others? Come join Penn Lens for our spring semester info session, as we will be discussing upcoming events for the new semester, including monthly competitions and our first annual Spring Showcase!

On November 16 from 12-4pm, SPEC will be hosting a Pinhole Photography Class. This workshop is a unique opportunity to learn about pinhole photography. Students will learn how to make a pinhole camera from scratch, shoot with their cameras, and develop their negatives. No prior experience is necessary and lunch will be provided. This workshop will be taught by Gush Gallery’s Stephanie Slate. Slate received her B.F.A. in photography from Pratt Institute and is currently working towards her M.F.A. at U-Arts. If interested contact art collective@specevents.net and sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CADuQ2FF5KhMFHtsYv9dVys7u3wah1waFEkvUzcW21E/viewform. Space is limited.

On Friday, November 14, join Penn Art Club and SPEC Art Collective on their tour of a new exhibition on display at Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall and The Slought Foundation. The exhibition examines the work of eight artists from around the world who engage with non-traditional ideas of homeland and belonging. It will be an amazing opportunity t listen to the curators of the show itself!

Come join Penn Lens for our November GBM featuring Professor Tony Ward, a current professor in the Fine Arts department at Penn teaching courses ranging from Photography and Fashion to Digital Photography. He will be sharing his personal photographic journey, as well as answering any questions related to photo opportunities, techniques, or anything students are curious about.

His fine art prints have been collected and exhibited around the world. He has had his works published in prominent publications such as GQ and Cosmopolitan. Come mingle with the members of Penn Lens as well as Professor Ward!

The 2015 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) candidates present in their fall exhibition TRUCE a collective showing of a diverse body of responses to the myriad of discourses and conflicts in the preceding year. Whether it be a ceasefire, armistice, peace, or a far-reaching compromise, each individual manifests their understandings of “truce” through sculpture, video, painting, drawing, photography, and new media in this remarkable exhibit.

Check out the ongoing exhibition in The Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall!